The world record in cycling backwards playing a violin is 60.45 kilometres in 5 hours 8 seconds.

The most expensive violin in the world was made by Giuseppe Guarneri in 1741. This extravagant violin was appraised with a value of $18 million.

Violin bows typically contain 150 to 200 hairs. They can be made up of a variety of materials including nylon and horse hair.

Violin strings were first made of sheep gut (commonly known as catgut), which was stretched, dried, and twisted. Other materials violin strings have been made out of include: solid steel, stranded steel, or various synthetic materials, wound with various metals, and sometimes plated with silver.

My daughter has decided that she wants to start playing the violin and it will be her first instrument, which she is really excited about. She is nine-years-old and I’m not sure whether or not that is the young age that you were referring to when mentioning sizes as I have seen four-year-old kids playing the violin before. What size does her age group typically play? http://www.mikesbrassandwoodwind.com